The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-05
INTERNAL aevEMvE.

Report u Asvsnus Collsctions for The Rneo
Fiscal Year-Coat u the Service.
WARRINGTON, July I'll. g. Miller, Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, yesterday
submitted to Secretary Fairchild prelim-
mary report Of the operations OF that SER
vice during the fiscal year ended June 30,
1881, from which the following facts and
figures are taken: The total collections
from all sources Of internal revenue for the
fiscal year just ended were Sis, l35, 555,
which amount has been accounted for and
covered into the treasury. This Is q, $50.
SSS more than the collections for the Prev.
Gus fiscal year. The cost Of collection, to
be paid out Of appropriations made TO the
revenue bureau for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1887, was about $4O75, 600. In order
to ascertain the exact cost Of collection it
will be necessary to add to the foregoing
sum the amount expended for the printing
OF internal revenue stamps, the appropria-
ton for that purpose for the year ended
June 30, 1881, having been included in the
sum appropriated for the bureau of en-
craving and printing. The amount ex-
pended for this purpose will be stated in .
subsequent report. During the year the
Offices Of the several collectors of internal
revenue have been examined as frequently
as possible and the reports received Of
these examinations indicate very gener-
ally satisfactory condition Of the internal
revenue service throughout the country.
The receipts from the different objects of
taxation, a. compared with tho previous
year, were: Spirits, S66 $40, 323, decrease
Of 8. DE-, "a; -obacco, $50 10S O67, an increase
Of &, 200, 5OO; fermeuted liquors, SCI 81, lS7,
an increase of $2,245,4 56; oleomargarine,
&723, 94S, all increase; banks and bankers,
8, 2SS, all increase; miscellaneous, $247, 945,
an increase of $2l, 426 The quantities Of
distilled spirits, fermented liquors, manu-
featured tobacco, SNUFF, cigars and cigar
cites on which tax was paid during the
year were: Spirits distilled from grapes,
apples and peaches, LII, $50 gallons, a de-
crease Of 3A az; spirits distilled from other
materials, G8, l6S, $50 gallons, a decrease of
5. 126, 502; number Of cigars, 3 9SS, Bus, 443 an
increase of 20, 4O6, SIS; number of cigar
cites, .5S4. 5O5, 3OO, an increase Of 273, 49,
$50; snuff, 6, So, 1913 pounds, an increase of
395, S26; tobacco, 109, $50 ,6iS pounds, an in
crease Of ISL As; fermented liquors, %
12l, So barrels, an increase Of 2,4lO,5 93 bar
rels. The above figures indicate decrease
in the consumption of spirits aud cor
responding increase in the consumption OF
malt liquors.
The following statement shows the col
lections Of internal revenue during the
year so far as the arrangement Of districts
will allow it to be done in that way: Ala
bama, 1852; Arkansas, So, $50; Cali
fOrnia. S2,0Sl ,221; Colorado, $26O Isl; Con-
necticut, $4Sl,405; Delaware, $.63, 2g7;
Florida. s322, 9G3; Georgia, 1896, 7O5; Illinois,
s24 S25, 7J7; Indiana, "a, OBS; Iowa, ST. 951-
1874; Kansas, S2l1,12 Kentucky, sl2.4l7,-
so; Louisiana, <543, 40; Maine, $50, 26i;
Maryland, &, $50. So; Massachusetts, <2.471,-
ISL; Michigan, 81. so, 9O7; Minnesota, $554,-
0SS; Mississippi, *2.GO5; Missouri, $7,S5s,
Sg7; Montana, $l01. 15S; Nebraska, &, ;395, 404;
Nevada. So, 419; New Hampshire 1857 Sc;
New Jersey, S4,5G, l6l; New Mex
leo, s63 5e5; New York, si5.-
10l, 2C3; North Carolina, 81 $50, 70l; Ohio,
SIS, $50. 795; Oregon, $l52,3lS; Pennsylvania,
s., 120, 251; Rhode Island, s226, PSI; South
Carolina. $780, Tennessee, Sl.Ol2, SIC;
Texas, $2O33i3; Vermont, S3l1l9; Virginia,
&, 923, 1856; West Virginia, 1888 266; Wiscon-
sin, $3, 1913 The cash receipts from the
sale of adhesive stamps were 81, III and the
aggregate receipts Sis S}5, 757.
The SIX principal collection districts are:
The Fifth Illinois, where $l3, So 1913 were
collected; the First Illinois, where ISL,
s., 9S5, 1S5 were collected; the First Nilsson
ri, where ri, 227. 1913 were collected; the
Third New York, where IS 5122 $50 were col
lected, and the Fifth Kentucky, where S..
2.51 ,sSs.J were collected.